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Sunday, May 15, 2022
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"Reflections on Jewish Art at the Toledo Museum of Art" The Toledo Museum of Art seeks to tell a global and inclusive art historical narrative, one built around artworks of the highest quality. But where does “Jewish” Art fit into this? Join Adam Levine, TMA Director, for his reflections on how he approaches the acquisition and display of art representing his—and your—faith tradition.
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Adam M. Levine is the 10th director of TMA since its distinguished founding in 1901. Levine originally joined TMA in 2012 as an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow and went on to increasingly senior management roles at the museum, ultimately serving as deputy director and curator of ancient art. During his six-year tenure at TMA, Levine curated a diverse range of exhibitions, advanced the Museum’s first campus master plan and shared oversight of TMA’s $16 million budget and 250 employees. Refreshments will be served. In-person attendees must be fully vaccinated, and have had a Covid-19 Booster. The Zoom link and passcode will be included in the CBI weekly update email before the program date.
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Notes from the Hazzan The Real Chamets and Omer I am writing this article a couple of days before Pesach, in the midst of the frenzied pre-Passover prep those who keep strictly kosher homes must surely endure. Yet, by the time you read this, it will be the lovely month of May accompanied by its Spring seasonal promise. Pesach may by now be but a faded memory; hopefully, it was a good one for you. As I was perusing through my notes from past years in preparation for Pesach, I was reminded that last year, as you might very well recall, CBI and probably most synagogues around the world were closed to in-person services and programs. The world was recoiling and hiding from a raging Covid epidemic, the horrific kind that none of us have ever experienced previously in our lifetimes, and experts were struggling, racing to find the antidote cures. All our services and programs were on Zoom and Livestream only, new terminology most of us had never even heard of before, terms which today are as common as the air we breathe. Unfortunately, this shut out many of our congregants from participation in services, programs or Passover sedarim. For those shutouts, I sure hope you’ll be able to return in person soon! Which brings me to the period we are now in – Sefirat Ha’omer – literally The Counting of the Omer, the seven-week/ forty-nine day holy period that connects Pesach to Shavuot, the fiftieth day. As life is returning to “normal,” albeit a “new normal,” what better way to deal with our emergence from Covid, than to heed the words of the Psalmist, (90:12), “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Covid has changed the way we think and act, but the Torah and the wisdom of our Judaism can and does help to protect and prepare us in times like these. The Torah indicates that Sefirat Ha’omer has an agricultural basis (Leviticus 23/Deuteronomy 16), and it later took on a historical association with mourning during the times of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. However, I believe that a closer examination of some of the key texts of Sefirat Ha’omer, exposes its deeper, true spiritual meaning. Before we examine those texts, I would suggest that the same argument may be applied to the frenzied pre-Pesach prep we are in the midst of, as I write this article just three days before onset of the great holiday in order to make our bulletin deadline. We become so immersed in the minutiae of never-ending details of physical cleaning, switching, buying, disposing, selling and schlepping, that we often lose sight of the big picture. I often ask myself whether Pesach prep was this complicated and onerous for our Biblical ancestors, or for that matter those who lived poor, simple lives in the shtetls of Eastern Europe two hundred years ago. How about in Sephardic communities where at least they suffered no restriction on kitniyot such as rice, corn, legumes etc. Getting rid of chamets and counting the Omer are more than physical, agricultural, or historical requirements, respectively. Chamets is not only food, and the Omer is not merely an agricultural offering. I believe their intent is a means to a spiritual end. This is one reason that on the first day of Pesach we do a Service of Reaffirmation. It is not enough to reaffirm our Judaism once a year only on the High Holidays as most do. It is on Pesach that we were set free, to begin the process of becoming a “kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” (Exodus 19:6) No surprise some wear white on Pesach like the High Holidays, as I do when I pray for tal/dew on the first day. Some of the traditional melodies of the Haggadah are also reminiscent of High Holiday nusach/chants, such as the introductory Ha Lachma paragraph recited early at the seder, which sets the tone of the whole Haggadah. Seven weeks after the onset of Pesach, through the connection of Sefirat Ha’omer, we celebrate Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. By preparing daily during these holy weeks, we may become worthy each and every year to receive Torah, through spiritual reaffirmation and renewal. I offer here but two examples in which this concept is so beautifully expressed. First, during the weeks leading up to Pesach, we already start the numerical count which, incidentally, is particularly prevalent in the seder. (How many 3’s and 4’s can you count in the seder?) We count four special Shabbatot with special Torah and haftorah readings. The third of these is Parshat Parah, the haftorah of which, from the prophet Ezekiel 36, states (25-26): “I will sprinkle upon you pure waters and you shall be purified…and I shall give you a new heart.” Similarly, the magnificent Ribono Shel Olam prayer which precedes the counting of the Omer, begins, “Master of the Universe, You have commanded us through Moses Your servant to count the Omer, in order to cleanse us from our encrustations and contaminations…” Let us use the remainder of these seven weeks leading to Shavuot on June 4-6, to contemplate the meaning of our lives, particularly in light of the havoc wrought by the past two years of Covid. How might we improve ourselves - as Jews, as Americans, as humans… We have provided the chart at the right on page three to assist you “to make each of these days count.”
Hazzan Ivor Lichterman
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Sefirat Ha'Omer 2022 When to Count the Omer: The counting of the omer begins on the second night of Passover. Jews in the Diaspora generally integrate this counting into the second seder. The omer is counted each evening after sundown. The counting of the omer is generally appended to the end of Ma’ariv (the evening service), as well. What to Say: One stands when counting the omer, and begins by reciting the following blessing: Barukh ata Adonai Eloheinu Melekh ha’Olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tizivanu al sefirat ha’omer. "Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Sovereign of the Universe, who has sanctified us with your commandments and commanded us to count the omer." After the blessing, one recites the appropriate day of the count. For example: Hayom yom echad la’omer. "Today is the first day of the omer." After the first six days, one also includes the number of weeks that one has counted. For example: Hayom sh’losha asar yom, she’hem shavuah echad v’shisha yamim la’omer. "Today is 13 days, which is one week and six days of the omer."
Congregation B'nai Israel Sefirat Ha'Omer Chart 2022:5782 Sefirat HaOmer Calendar 5782 / 2022
ברוך אתה ה' אלקנו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו על ספירת העומר Ba-ruch ah-tah Adonai Eh-lo-hay-nu meh-lech ha-o-lam ah-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mits-vo-tav ve-tsi-va-nu al se-fir-at ha-o-mer Hayom yom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., April 16 Hayom shnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., April 17 Hayom shloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., April 18 Hayom arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., April 19 Hayom chamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., April 20 Hayom shishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., April 21 Hayom shiv'ah yamim shehaym shavuah echad la-omer Friday Eve., April 22 Hayom shmonah yamim shehaym shavuah echad veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., April 23 Hayom tish'ah yamim shehaym shavuah echad ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., April 24 Hayom asarah yamim shehaym shavuah echad ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., April 25 Hayom ahad asar yom shehaym shavuah echad ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., April 26 Hayom shnaym asar yom shehaym shavuah echad vechamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., April 27 Hayom shloshah asar yom shehaym shavuah echad veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., April 28 Hayom arba'ah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., April 29 Hayom chamishah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., April 30 Hayom shishah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., May 1 Hayom shiv'ah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., May 2 Hayom shmonah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., May 3 Hayom tish'ah asar yom shehaym shnay shavuot vechamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., May 4 Hayom esrim yom shehaym shnay shavuot veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., May 5 Hayom echad v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., May 6 Hayom shnayim v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., May 7 Hayom shloshah v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., May 8 Hayom arba'ah v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., May 9 Hayom chamishah v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., May 10 Hayom shishah v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot echamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., May 11 Hayom shiv'ah v'esrim yom shehaym shloshah shavuot veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., May 12 Hayom shmonah v'esrim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., May 13 Hayom tish'ah v'esrim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., May 14 Hayom shloshim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., May 15 Hayom echad ushloshim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., May 16 Hayom shnayim ushloshim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., May 17 Hayom shloshah ushloshim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot vechamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., May 18 Hayom arba'ah ushloshim yom shehaym arba'ah shavuot veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., May 19 Hayom chamishah ushloshim yom shehaym chamishah shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., May 20 Hayom shishah ushloshim yom shehaym chamishah shavuot veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., May 21 Hayom shiv'ah ushloshim yom shehaym chamishah shavuot ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., May 22 Hayom shmonah ushloshim yom shehaym chamishah shavuot ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., May 23 Hayom tish'ah ushloshim yom shehaym chamishah shavuot ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., May 24 Hayom arba'im yom shehaym chamishah shavuot vechamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., May 25 Hayom echad v-arba'im yom shehaym chamishah shavuot veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., May 26 Hayom shnayim v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., May 27 Hayom shloshah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot veyom echad la-omer Saturday Eve., May 28 Hayom arba'ah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot ushnay yamim la-omer Sunday Eve., May 29 Hayom chamishah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot ushloshah yamim la-omer Monday Eve., May 30 Hayom shishah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot ve-arba'ah yamim la-omer Tuesday Eve., May 31 Hayom shiv'ah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot vechamishah yamim la-omer Wednesday Eve., June 1 Hayom shmonah v-arba'im yom shehaym shishah shavuot veshishah yamim la-omer Thursday Eve., June 2 Hayom tish'ah v-arba'im yom shehaym shiv'ah shavuot la-omer Friday Eve., June 3 © 2022 TorahTots.com Visit our website - www.torahtots.com
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Congregational News Report of the CBI Nominating Committee The Nominating Committee is tasked with nominating first term trustees as well as re-nominating trustees completing their first terms. Additionally, the committee nominates first term officers and re-nominates continuing officers. Trustees are eligible for two (2) threeyear terms and officers are eligible for five (5) one year terms.
Below is the slate of officers and trustees for Congregation Year 2022-2023 Officers for a One-Year Term Corey Corey Russell President Ian Katz Vice President of Administration Kris Mann Vice President of Youth Activities Tom Kasle Vice President of Ritual Affairs Cathy Sperling Secretary Robert Kripke Treasurer
Trustees serving a Three-Year Term Ending in 2025 Dena Zack First-Term Trustee Dena Michael Michael Tamor First-Term Trustee David David Bader Second-Term Trustee Adrienne Goldberg Second-Term Trustee
Trustees completing a Three-Year Term Ending in 2024 Debbie Katz First-Term Trustee Howard Moskowitz First-Term Trustee Sue Richards First-Term Trustee Fran Weinblatt Completing First-Term of Zachary Rothschild
Trustees serving a Three-Year Term Ending in 2023 Jack Katz Second-Term Trustee Paul Causman Completing First-Term of Tom Kasle Dale Levy Completing First-Term of Holley LaPlante Ellen Wilensky Completing First-Term of Kris Mann
Outgoing Trustees and Officers
Nominating Committee
Mindy Slutsky, Helen Michaels, Miriam Beckerman Chair: Bennett Romanoff Committee Committee Members: Corey Russell, Jeff Bauer, Howard Rosenberg, Fagie Benstein, and Cheryl Rothschild
SAVE THE DATE:
Incoming Board of Trustees & CBI Annual Meeting Sunday, June 26, 2022 at 11:00 In-Person at CBI
Annual Meeting Special Awards Please Join us on Sunday June 26, 2022 in-person for our Annual Meeting at 11:00 AM where we will award congregants the following special awards:
BOARD MEMBER OF THE YEAR CONGREGANT OF THE YEAR SAM SCHWARTZ MINYAN AWARD 4
Congregational News May Special Birthdays
ATTENTION: FAMILIES WITH STUDENTS GRADUATING SPRING 2022...
A Hearty Mazal Tov & Happy Birthday wishes to the following congregants on the occasion of their milestone birthdays! Beverly Greenberg
May 10th
90th Birthday
Leeta Nistel
May 12th
91st Birthday
George Buehl
May 31st
80th Birthday
Joe Moran Joyce Moran Mark Zyndorf Andreia Mahler-Beilis Deborah Perlmutter Leah Connor Diane Goldstein Nancy Katz Ross Chaban
We will again be featuring our CBI family graduates in the June bulletin. Please send us the student’s name, parents’ names, where they are graduating from and what they will be doing next. We need all information by Friday, May 13, 2022. 2022. Please email your info to gmallin@cbitoledo.org.
May 10th May 10th May 10th May 11th May 12th May 13th May 14th May 24th May 25th
The CBI office will be CLOSED Monday, May 30, 2022
Memorial Day
Toledo Jewish Cemeteries SHAVUOT HOLIDAY CLOSINGS Beth Shalom, Oregon 420 Otter Creek Rd., Oregon, Ohio 43616
Eagle Point, Rossford
May Special Anniversaries Jan & Tom Kasle
May 17th
515 Eagle Point Rd., Rossford, Ohio 43460
35 Years
Sunday, June 5
Shavuot Day 1
Closed
Monday, June 6
Shavuot Day 2
Closed
Regular hours are: Sunday through Thursday 6:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Closed at 4 p.m. Friday for Sabbath Eve • Closed Saturday for Shabbat
New Members OUR SYNAGOGUE FAMILY WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS Elaine & George Buehl
Condolences
Sharon & Melvin Beil
OUR SYNAGOGUE FAMILY MOURNS THE LOSS OF CHARLES "CHARLIE" MANN Husband of Jan Schott
Todah Rabah • Dale Levy for purchasing a case of brand new Lev Shalem sidurim which are currently being used Shabbat morning services.
May the families be comforted amongst all who mourn in Zion.
CBI wishes all of our members a Happy Mother's Day
Canasta Lessons Back by popular demand! Have you been wanting to learn how to play Canasta? Need a refresher course? If you are interested, contact Rhoda Miller at rmiller@cbitoledo.org
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Congregational News The CBI Purim Dinner & Video Shpiel Mash-Up was Fun and Festive for All Who Attended
Maya Elana Markham to become a Bat Mitzvah on May 7, 2022
Over 70 adults and children attended the CBI Purim Dinner & Video Shpiel Mash-Up on March 16, 2022. After a short Mincha service in the sanctuary, a delicious dinner was served in the Social Hall. Silly glasses were placed at every seat so that everyone could join in the fun. The mood was joyful, as the group enjoyed reuniting with fellow congregants that they had not seen since the pandemic began in 2020. The congregation returned to the sanctuary for the CBI Video Shpiel Mash-Up and watched musical numbers from 2015's "Sound of Shusan", 2016's "Mid-West Side Story, 2019's "You Can't Stop the Spiel", and 2020's "Fiddler on the Spoof". After the video, costume parade and megillah reading by Cantor Lichterman, DESSERT! Yummy hamantaschen were laid out for everyone to enjoy. The Cantor finished the evening with Maariv and a full reading of the megillah.
Maya Elana Markham will be called to the Torah as a Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Congregation B'nai Israel. Maya is the daughter of Tamar and Jason Markham and granddaughter to Susan and Yuval Zaliouk and Julie and Dirk Markham. Maya is in the 8th grade at Perrysburg Junior High School where she is an honor student. She is extremely musical and an accomplished violinist. She is also a very talented artist.
Left: Diana Lipszyc's costume complete with body casts and yellow caution tape reminds everyone to BE CAREFUL!
Maya plays in three orchestras, the Toledo Symphony Youth Orchestra, The Perrysburg Junior High Orchestra and Perrysburg Junior High String Ensemble. She was chosen to play next year in Perrysburg’s High School Select string orchestra. She was also chosen to perform at BGSU Honors String Festival.
Right: Christina Katz and daughter Elle are ready to put out the fire in the Purim parade.
Maya is an avid reader and is well-traveled internationally. Maya has been studying for her Bat Mitzvah under the dedicated and devoted teaching of Hazzan Ivor Lichterman. Maya hopes to see family and friends at Congregation B’nai Israel on Shabbat May 7th. For those who wish to attend remotely, the services will be livestreamed through CBI’s website at www. cbitoledo.org.
SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGES 7 & 11
SIMCHA TREE
SIMCHA TREE
The following leaf has recently been added to the Congregation B’nai Israel Simcha Tree:
The following leaf has recently been added to the Congregation B’nai Israel Simcha Tree:
Leaves: $100 Donation
Stones: $1,000 Donation
Leaves: $100 Donation
Stones: $1,000 Donation
IN HONOR OF THE SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OF
IN HONOR OF THE 75th BIRTHDAY OF
FRAN WEINBLATT
HOWARD ROSENBERG
MARCH 13, 2022 • 10 ADAR II 5782
APRIL 17, 2022 • 16 NISAN 5782
With love, Marla & Scott Oxenhandler Eta & Randy Auslander
From his friends, Bill & Luann Garber, Bob & Lynne Wengrow, Jeff & Anne Bauer, Mike & Cathy Gordon 6
Congregational News
Above, L-R: Adam Davis, Greg Davis (looking regal in the background!), Emmie Brody, Andy Davis, Cantor Lichterman, Baylee Mallin, Danni Mallin
Sisters Sofia & Hannah Chernow
Toby Kipling and son, Isaac Feldman join the Purim parade
Left: Andy Davis sings along with Purim songs
Right: The congregation benches after the Purim Dinner
Everyone waits in anticipation for the Video Shpiel Mash-Up
CBI Video Shpiel Mash-Up
Arnie and Marlene Remer take their seat for the Purim program
David Zucker, Meira Zucker, and Paul Causman enjoy the libations at the Purim dinner 7
Cantor Lichterman kicks off the Purim program in the sanctuary
Ian Katz is not sure about the Cantor's Purim jokes
Events WCBI Rosh Chodesh Purim Program & Tikkun Olam brought women together for a delicious meal and a worthy cause
WOMEN OF CBI CELEBRATE
Rosh Chodesh Iyar Monday, May 2, 2022 at 6:00 PM In-Person Join us for dinner as we welcome Jewish Educator & Lifelong Student:
On Wednesday, March 6, 2022 the Women of CBI hosted a Purim program that featured speaker Rabbi Aura Ahuvia. The menu was expertly prepared and served by Miriam Beckerman, Cathy Sperling, Judy Weinberg, Sharon Stein, and Nancy Goldberg. The women who attended had the chance to bring out their inner-artists by creating unique Purim masks. As part of the program, the attendees were also asked to donate paper goods to our local Ronald McDonald house. The response was overwhelming and an overflowing barrel of items was delivered.
Nancy Leaderman who will lead us in a stimulating, interactive presentation,
"Counting the Omer: Finding Meaning for Today in an Ancient Practice" Take part in an activity from the mysteries of our Jewish Tradition THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE WOMEN OF ALL LOCAL CONGREGATIONS. Please RSVP to Sharon Stein at sstein100@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 20, 2022.
WOMEN OF CBI BOOK CLUB
SAVE THE DATE:
You must be fully vaccinated and have had a Covid-19 booster to attend this program in person.
"Jerusalem: A Cookbook"
The registration fee for this program is $10. Please mail your check made out to "Women of CBI" to Nancy Goldberg, 4236 Appomattox Drive, Sylvania, OH 43560.
by Yotam Olenghi & Sami Tamimi
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 11:00 AM In-Person at the home of Cathy Sperling
The Tikkun Olam for this program will be a contribution to HIAS (hias. org) to benefit the Ukranian relief effort. More information will follow.
This will be an off-site program with book club members preparing recipes from the cookbook. Miriam Beckerman will host a demonstration of one of the recipes from the cookbook. Space is limited to the first 18 people who RSVP at the April 26th Book Club discussion. Contact Ellen Federman efederman@sbcglobal.net.
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Events Shavuot Dairy Dinner & Tikkun Saturday Evening, June 4, 2022 7:00 PM In-Person & Zoom Please RSVP for the Shavuot dinner by Friday, May 27, 2022. There is no charge to attend but you must RSVP.
Shavuot Tikkun with Rabbi Robert Dobrusin
SHAVUOT TIKKUN
"The Curious Incident on Mt. Sinai: Moses and the Breaking of the Tablets" The holiday of Shavuot is known as Z’man Matan Torataynu: the time of the Giving of the Torah. We best honor the anniversary of the revelation at Sinai by engaging in Torah study and celebrating the wisdom and inspiration Torah provides. This Shavuot evening, we will study one of the most unusual and provocative stories in the entire Torah: the story of Moses and the breaking the Tablets of the Law on Mt. Sinai. We will carefully read the Torah’s accounts of this story and then explore both traditional and contemporary commentaries as they explain Moses’ action in vastly different ways. What was Moses’ thinking and why did he take this drastic step? Was it a spontaneous act or was it carefully considered? Was it justified? And, finally, what can the story and the commentaries teach us about the role of Torah In our lives?
Light Dairy Dinner in the Social Hall 7:00 PM TIKKUN with Rabbi Dobrusin - In-Person/Zoom 7:45 PM Dramatic Reading of "The Book of Ruth" 8:30 PM Kiddush, Havdallah & Dessert 9:00 PM Maariv 9:30 PM
SHAVUOT SERVICES Shavuot Day 1: Sunday, June 5, 2022 Morning Service - In-Person/Live Stream
9:30 AM
Shavuot Day 2: Monday, June 6, 2022 Morning Service - In-Person/Live Stream 9:30 AM YIZKOR 10:45 AM
What is Shavuot all about? Shavuot begins the evening of Saturday, June 4 through Monday, June 6 The holiday of Shavuot celebrates the completion of the seven-week Omer counting period between Passover and Shavuot. The Torah was given by God to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai on Shavuot more than 3,300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot we renew our acceptance of God’s gift, and God “re-gives” us the Torah. In ancient times, two wheat loaves would be offered in the Holy Temple on Shavuot. It was also at this time that people would begin to bring "bikkurim", their first and choicest fruits, to thank God for Israel’s bounty.
Those of kabbalistic [mystical] bent equate the numerical value of the word "halav", 40 (‘het’=8, ‘lamed’=30, ‘vet’=2), with the number of days Moses spent on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments and other teachings (Exodus 24:18). Others look to the mountain itself, which is termed in Psalms "mount of gavnunim" (68:15), meaning many peaks. They connect that description with the Hebrew word "gevinah", meaning cheese. Scholars who trace all Jewish customs and rituals to practices common among various ethnic groups claim that spring harvest festivals characteristically featured dairy dishes, perhaps because cheese was produced during that season.
Why do we eat dairy on Shavuot? There are differences of opinion (some quite charming) as to why it is a custom. Some derive the practice directly from Torah, saying we eat dairy to symbolize the “land flowing with milk and honey” (Exodus 3:8) promised to the Israelites, or that “milk and honey are under your tongue” (Song of Songs 4:11). These passages, along with “The precepts of the Lord are… sweeter than honey” (Psalm 19:9-11) also indicate we should eat honey, which is customary in some communities.
There is also support for the custom based on the spiritual development among the Israelites in the wake of Sinai. After the Torah was given, they were obligated to follow its laws, including those governing dietary practice. As they returned to the camp from Revelation, they could not eat the previously prepared meat, which had not been done according to the laws of kashrut [dietary restrictions]. Since preparing fresh meat would take too long for the tired, hungry Israelites, they took the dairy food that was readily available. Symbolizing modesty, dairy was also seen as appropriate for the occasion of receiving the Torah, which should always be approached with humility.
The initials of the four Hebrew words in Numbers 28:26, which describe the sacrificial meal offering on Shavuot, spell מחלב-'mei-halav' (from milk), suggesting that dairy food is the acceptable meal for the festival. At Sinai, the Israelites were considered to be as innocent as newborns, whose food is milk. 9
Religious School/Youth Activities David S. Stone Religious School Model Seder on April 10, 2022
Notes from our Principal Kim Brody, Principal, David S. Stone Religious School Another successful school year is complete. The Religious School Closing Shabbat on April 30th was a great time for all of us to be together celebrating Shabbat and the end of our academic year. We had a lot going on despite the remote start to the year. Our students and faculty came together to make this a success. We had numerous Zoom classes with our friends from Shomer Emunim and Major Yoni Alon in Israel. David S. Stone Model Seder on April 10th was enjoyed by all who were in attendance. Cantor Lichterman led a festive interactive program to prepare us for a wonderful Pesach. We would like to thank Fagie Benstein and Rochelle Black for preparing all of the delicious food for the seder. On Sunday, May 1st, Mr. Silverman’s and Cantor Lichterman’s classes are going to Beth Shalom cemetery for a geniza project, (the burial of old religious books and objects) as well as to help Cathy Sperling with an archival project. The students will be taking photos of headstones so that the photos and Yahrtzeit dates will be available to the families of those buried at the cemetery as well as for the Toledo community. We are looking forward to the twice postponed Israel trip this June for our teens to experience the trip of a lifetime. The tour of Israel will be chaperoned by Cantor Lichterman and Hope Davis. Andy Davis, Adam Davis, Aidan Mahoney, Daniel Mahoney, Maya Markham, Haley Smith, Aaron Smith, and Caleb Smith finally get to go on their long awaited trip. A major portion of the financing for this trip is made possible by the Kripke and Steinberg family funds and the Greater Toledo Jewish Community Foundation. Please feel free to think of these kids if you need any more Hire a Mensch projects before June, to help them raise funds for their trip. If you are in need of help, contact KBrody@cbitoledo.org Have a safe and healthy summer!
David S. Stone Religious School Calendar: May 2022 Sunday 5/1 Rel School 9:30-11:30 AM - LAST DAY Geniza field trip to cemetery for Mr. Silverman’s and Cantor Lichterman's classes Wednesday
5/4
Hebrew School 4:15-5:45 PM
Wednesday
5/11
Hebrew School 4:15-5:45 PM
Sunday 5/15 12:30-1:30 PM MANDATORY ISRAEL TRIP PREP for all parents and participants
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Wednesday
5/18
Hebrew School 4:15-5:45 PM
Wednesday
5/25
Hebrew School 4:15-5:45 PM
May Yahrzeits 1
Nisan 30
Howard Yanof, Pearl Becker, Teena Jo Liber
2
Iyar 1
Sarah Spindler, Carl Zerner, Simon Sack, Eleanor Kart, Irwin Hess, Rose Hess, Ray Siet
3
Iyar 2
Beatrice Price, Linwood "Buster" Miller, Joseph Mitchell, Joanne Rubin, Wolf Hecht
4
Iyar 3
Charlotte Conn, Marilyn Devenow
5
Iyar 4
Clem Anchel, Yitzhak Lichterman, Mollie Chasin, Naomi Winer, Nolan Schulak
6
Iyar 5
Sylvia Laderman, Melvin Hamerman
7
Iyar 6
Rose Cohen, Fannie Wiskin, Mayta Green, Leonora Leizerman, Zale Richard Rubins, Donna Boorstein, Goldie Goldberg
8
Iyar 7
Marcus L. Friedman, Philip Wasserstrom, Mildred B. Green
9
Iyar 8
Dorette Zebede, Carl Leib, Philip Master, Samuel A. Siegman
10
Iyar 9
Bessie Fingerhut, Jack Silverman, Heinz Spangenthal, Morris Diamond, Ellen Pumerantz, Sadye Epstein, Shirley Glassman
11
Iyar 10
Max Weiss, Brian Goldberg, Charles Zale Swartz, Bernard Teman, Josephine Cousins, Betty Lampert, Joyce Sells
12
Iyar 11
Donald Russell, Zandra Yaffe, Richard Fleischer
13
Iyar 12
Rebecca Marenberg, Seymour Yaffe, Abraham Katzman, Rosaline Stotland
14
Iyar 13
Michael Katz, Jennie Albert, Harold Malkin, Marian Tarschis, Tillie Liber, Abraham Gerber, Jacob Hoffman
15
Iyar 14
Mark Lewis Schuster, Helene Sherman, Thea Lipson, Laya Tanenbaum, Murray E. Remer, Frank Millman, Joanne Schwartzberg
16
Iyar 15
Max Moldawsky
17
Iyar 16
Fay Weiner, Jacob Feinbloom, Anna Wengrow, Earle Freedman
18
Iyar 17
Alice Bogart, Philip C. Miller, Dora Katz, Lewis Bernstein
19 Iyar 18
Joseph Topper, Ruth Bauer, Ann Levine, Pauline Shoffer, Rita Z. Levine, Harry M. Bernstein, H.Martin Sitzmann, Edith Romanoff Bort
20 19 Iyar
Leo Kahn, Marian Goldner, Goldye Palman, Bertha Fink, Florence Lenenberg, Maurice Marenberg, Sherman Bruce Siet
21
Ethel Skolnick
20 Iyar
22 21 Iyar
Vernon Petler, Mollie Hoffman, Beatrice Sattinger, Norville Rappaport
23 22 Iyar
Nathan B. Forman, Jeanette Kohler, Stanley Zimmerman, Matilda Lewis, Harvey Berg
24 23 Iyar
Anna Korman, Seymour Sattler, Grayce Rusgo Pervin, Irving Nathan Rubin, Bertha Odesky
25 24 Iyar
Leon Williams, Norman Perlmutter, Esther Karp
26 25 Iyar
Rachel Burack, Morton Herbert Goodman, Samuel Brassloff
27 26 Iyar
Bobbi Gail Rosenbloom, Alfred Damrauer
28 27 Iyar
Roy Goldman, Richard Kasle, Kasle Richard, Julius Swolsky, Miriam Wexler, Howard Erd
29 28 Iyar
Isadore Leibovitz, Earle Samuel Bracker, Bertha Hecht, Morris Joseph, Ralph Oberlin, Rabbi Aaron Intrater, Kopel Judashko, Edward Barrack
30 29 Iyar
Herman Soldinger, Hermine Bentley, Issac Scharf, Ida Alexander, Evelyn Grande, Marcia Kisin, Ruth Scheer, Linda Beth Bender Goldner
31
Gizella Weiss, Nathan Schwartz, Florence Waldman, Charles Rubin, Clara Scharf, Blanche Duchon Hurst, Elsie Winter
1 Sivan
More Purim Celebration Photos
Ian Katz and son Cobin enjoy the Purim dinner
Emmie Brody looking adorable 11
Sofia Chernow, Hannah Chernow, and Diana Lipszyc walk in the Purim parade
Isaac Feldman shows Emmie Brody his animal friend's Purim costume
Contributions Hiddur/Kiddush Fund
CONTRIBUTION LEVELS: Minimum Contribution * denotes B’nai Mitzvah ** denotes Chai *** denotes Silver **** denotes Double Chai Gold Contribution Platinum Contribution Platinum Chai Contribution Sapphire Contribution Ruby Contribution Emerald Contribution Diamond Contribution
$10.00 $13.00 $18.00 $25.00 $36.00 $50.00 $100.00 $180.00 $250.00 $500.00 $750.00 $1000.00+ $1000.00+
All contributions listed were made on or before April 13, 2022
IN HONOR OF: Howard Rosenberg, Special Birthday Susan Richards* Sheryl & Jeff Levin** Diana & Jack Lipszyc*** - GOLD -
Howard Rosenberg, Special Birthday Diane & David Treuhaft SPEEDY RECOVERY: Jack Katz, Speedy Recovery Bill & Carol Richman YAHRZEIT: Linda & Joel Beren****
Joan S. Katz Seymour Sattler
Cal & Art Katz Sanctuary Fund YAHRZEIT: Susan & Steve Kaufman***
Rose Kaufman
Building Beautification Fund Irwin Fruchtman
YAHRZEIT: Jill & Bill Lane**
Cantor's Discretionary Fund IN APPRECIATION: In Appreciation Phyllis & Charles Wittenberg** IN MEMORY OF: Saretta Burke Alice Applebaum** Dave Perlman
Andrew I. Sattler****
Sherwin & Naomi Kripke Fund IN MEMORY OF: Allan Miller Dave Perlman
Stacey & Harley Kripke**
YAHRZEIT: Charles Zale Swartz Bonnie & Jim Swartz** Clara Volk Weinblatt Fran & Chuck Weinblatt*** Linwood "Buster" Miller Rhoda Miller & Family***
Felice Wolff**
Library Fund
YAHRZEIT: YAHRZEIT: Samuel A. Siegman, Beloved Grandfather Donald Russell, Beloved Brother Arlene & Jerry Russell
IN HONOR OF: Sue Richards, Special Birthday Ann & Howard Rosenberg***
Anna Zimbler Abraham Gerber
Shirley Gerber
Howard Yanof
Donald Russell
Marlene Russell
Charles Rubin
Marlene Russell*
Abraham Kanter Dora Kanter Rubin Andrea & Gary Urie & Family** Murray E. Remer
Marlene & Arnie Remer**
Vernon Petler
Charles & Brett Petler***
Alice Bogart
Susan Wilson***
Dr. Lawrence Levy, Beloved Father Dale Levy**** Leo Hoffman
Tillie Liber, Beloved Grandmother Cathy & Steve Sperling**
Lily E. Baron Fund - GOLD - GOLD -
Marian Goldner
Beryl A. Harris
YAHRZEIT:
- PLATINUM CHAI -
Beryl A. Harris
Sheldon Harris
Sandy Soifer & Paul Goldner
Marian & Stanley Oberlin Fund - GOLD -
YAHRZEIT: Adrienne & Harold Harris***
YAHRZEIT:
Josephine Cousins Beckie & Barry Cousins
Harriet Lacker****
Harris/Williams Fund
YAHRZEIT: Esther Kezur & Harvey Malone
YAHRZEIT:
Ralph Oberlin, Beloved Grandfather Lorrie & Jeff Daube, Dani, Sergio & Andi
Michael & Renee Quiroga Fund YAHRZEIT: Mark Lewis Schuster Louise Schuster & Family* Roy Goldman
Ronald, Rick, Nara & Rachel Goldman** 12
Religious School Fund IN HONOR OF: Howard Rosenberg, Special Birthday Sue & Mark Weinberg** - GOLD -
Dr. Abraham Birnbaum 90th Birthday Yael Liber Dave Perlman
IN MEMORY OF: Lois Levison YAHRZEIT: Ellen & Gary Petler***
Vernon Petler
Bobbi & Amy Rosenbloom Fund YAHRZEIT: Erwin Rosenbloom Rochelle Russell***
Safety & Security Fund Stan Feldstein
IN MEMORY OF: Cathy & Steve Sperling
YAHRZEIT: Elaine Levey, Beloved Sister Myron Karp Elaine Levey
Marvin Karp
Eleanor Kart
Michelle Kart*
Betty Zohn Lampert Susan Richards* Dorette Zebede
Jeannette & Jonathan Bernstein**
Earle Freedman, Beloved Father Lori & David Friedes*** Elsie Winter
The Winter & Vrudny Families****
Abe Katzman
Roanne & Lannie Katzman*** Pam & Peter Dewitz****
- GOLD -
Linda Beth Bender Goldner Paul Goldner
Abe & Dorothy Steinberg SKIP Fund Ellen Pumerantz
YAHRZEIT: Ashley & Peter Hendel**
Summer Youth & Activities Fund Brian Goldberg
YAHRZEIT: Cheryl & Lawrence Goldberg*
Florence Lenenberg Rene' Levy** - GOLD -
Miriam Wexler
Sandra Wexler & Charles Wexler & Family
Tribute Fund IN HONOR OF: Fran Weinblatt, Special Birthday Sue Richards, Special Birthday Sandy & Chuck Traugott** Birth of Grandson, Aster Free Goldberg Linda & Joel Beren**** Arlene Russell, Special Birthday Ronald Cousino Jr. ****
Contributions Tribute Fund (cont.)
Tribute Fund (cont.)
IN HONOR OF: Howard Rosenberg, Special Birthday Beth & Brian Silver****
IN MEMORY OF: Shirley Trinz, Beloved Mother Ann & Hy Kisin****
Howard Rosenberg, Special Birthday Gayle & Bob Retske
David Perlman
- GOLD -
SPEEDY RECOVERY:
- PLATINUM CHAI -
Marlene & Arnie, Speedy Recovery Curtis Mae Jones
- GOLD -
Evelyn Grande
Dave Perlman
YAHRZEIT: Michele Blumberg**
- GOLD -
Pamela & Mitchel Finkel
- PLATINUM -
Julius Swolsky Howard Erd
Wasserstrom Chapel Fund
Fran & Steve Schwartz
Philip Wasserstrom Joseph Wasserstrom - PLATINUM -
Philip Wasserstrom Adele Wasserstrom
YAHRZEIT: Sherry & Jeff Phillips, Elaine Aubin* Steve Erd***
Volunteers Needed
You have supported Congregation B’nai Israel during your lifetime. Please consider B’nai Israel in your will or other estate planning.
Volunteers are needed to help photograph matzevot (headstones) at Beth Shalom Cemetery on Sunday May 1, 2022. All you need is a cellphone; we will provide the rest. We will be photographing headstones in all four sections of the cemetery: B’nai Israel, B’nai Jacob-Etz Chayim, Shere Zedek and United Hebrew. The purpose of this project is to document the headstsones so that the photos and Yahrtzeit dates will be available to the families of those buried at the cemetery as well as for the Toledo community.
WE NEED YOUR PHONE NUMBER... If you have disconnected your home land line please call the office with your current cell phone number. Thank you!
Meet at the back parking lot at Beth Shalom Cemetery at 9:30 AM. For more information or to RSVP call Cathy Sperling 419.841.1927.
YAHRZEIT NOTICES... If you are not receiving a yahrzeit notice for a friend or relative and would like one sent annually, please call the office. We will need the English date of death.
USY Regional Convention at Camp Wise, April 7-10, 2022
CONTRIBUTE ONLINE If you would like to make a contribution to CBI and are unable to call during business hours, you can make your contribution on our website: cbitoledo.org Click the "Contributions" tab on the navigation bar and follow the prompts for Online Contributions. For any questions, contact the office at 419.517.8400.
PLEASE LET US KNOW If you or someone you know is in the hospital and would appreciate a phone call from the Hazzan, please call the office at 419.517.8400. Due to HIPAA privacy regulations, hospitals do not notify clergy if a member is admitted.
Right: Emmie Brody (USY Staff for the Regional Convention), Adam Davis, and Lindsay Scheinbach Fox (CRUSY Engagement Associate), pose together for a photo.
SNOW BIRDS…... Let us know when you will be back in the Toledo area so that we can ensure you receive your bulletins without interruption. Please call the office at 419.517.8400. 13
CBI Attendance Guidelines CBI Guidelines for In Person Attendance
CBI
MASK WEARING AT IN-PERSON CBI SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR FULLY VACCINATED AND BOOSTERED ATTENDEES IS OPTIONAL
How to access CBI Live Stream Services
• CBI Members and guests that have been FULLY vaccinated and BOOSTERED are welcome to attend in person services. • MEMBERS AGES 16+: The first time you attend in person services, you MUST present your Covid 19 vaccination card showing that you are fully vaccinated and boostered. • Please do not ask the Usher to “take your word for it”. If you forget your card, please leave the building and come back with your card. No exceptions.
On your Computer, Tablet or Cell Phone: Phone: Go to the CBI website, cbitoledo.org. At the top of the home page click on the "Live Stream" tab. When the page opens, you will be connected to the live stream service. On your Television Television::
• GUESTS: Only guests that have been FULLY vaccinated and BOOSTERED are welcome to attend in person services at CBI. • The CBI office MUST be notified BEFORE the guest attends so that we have a list for the Usher and Officer on duty. • Guests MUST show their Covid 19 vaccination card each time they attend CBI services. If they forget their card, they will be asked to leave the building and come back with their card.
You can also access the live stream services through your television if you have a "smart" TV, Roku or streaming stick which gives you access to YouTube. Click on the YouTube icon on your TV. When YouTube opens, search for "Congregation B'nai Israel - Sylvania, Ohio". Ohio". Be sure to click on the listing that has the photo with Jewish star (see photo above). We recommend that you "subscribe" to the channel so you can easily locate the live stream for future services. We also highly recommend connecting to the live stream services on your TV as it is the most immersive and closest experience, short of being in the synagogue.
• CHILDREN AGES 5+ must be fully vaccinated. • If you are a CBI member, and have not yet attended services, and are fully vaccinated and boostered, you can take a photo of your Covid 19 vaccination card and email it to Rhoda Miller, rmiller@cbitoledo.org at the CBI office. We will mark your name in our roster as “fully vaccinated”.
CONGREGATION B’NAI ISRAEL STAFF
• For your safety, when you arrive at the synagogue, we ask that you do not loiter in the lobby area in front of the Sanctuary doors. If the Ark is open, the congregation is standing for a prayer, or the Cantor is speaking or chanting from the Torah, please enter through the Social Hall doors and when appropriate, take your seat. When you enter the Social Hall, be sure to stand at least 5 feet away from the doors.
Ivor Lichterman Hazzan ilichterman@cbitoledo.org Howard Rosenbaum
Minyan Leader
Gabrielle Mallin Administrator gmallin@cbitoledo.org
If the above guidelines preclude you from attending in-person services at CBI, you can instead watch the CBI live stream or Zoom services from your home (see instruction on the column at the right). See the calendar on page 15 for service formats.
Kim Brody Education & Program Coordinator kbrody@cbitoledo.org
The CBI Board will continuously review these safety precautions and make adjustments based on CDC guidelines.
Adam Davis
Rhoda Miller Membership Coordinator rmiller@cbitoledo.org USY President
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President Corey Russell Vice President of Administration Ian Katz Vice President of Ritual Affairs Tom Kasle Vice President of Youth Activities Mindy Slutsky Secretary Cathy Sperling Treasurer Robert Kripke
How to access CBI Zoom Programs & Services
BOARD OF TRUSTEES David Bader Adrienne Goldberg Dale Levy Howard Moskowitz Past Presidents:
Check your email for the Zoom link and password for CBI Zoom services. Click on the link in the body of the email. If you have never used Zoom, you will be prompted to follow steps to download it on your computer. After that is successful, click on the link provided in the email, type in the provided password and you will be connected to the Zoom service.
Miriam Beckerman Paul Causman Debbie Katz Liebenthal Jack Katz Kris Mann Helen Michaels Sue Richards Buz Romanoff Howard Rosenberg
HONORARY TRUSTEES Phyllis Diamond
A link and passcode will be emailed to congregants. congregants. 14
Howard Rosenbaum
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Be advised that scheduled services and events shown in this calendar may be cancelled, time adjusted, or postponed. We will keep you informed by email if there are any changes.
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Address Service Requested Lag B'Omer begins the evening of May 18 - May 19 Lag B’Omer is a minor holiday that occurs on the 33rd day of the Omer, the 49-day period between Passover and Shavuot. A break from the semi-mourning of the Omer, key aspects of Lag B’Omer include holding Jewish weddings (it’s the one day during the Omer when Jewish law permits them), lighting bonfires and getting haircuts.
CBI Office Hours Mon. - Fri.
9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturdays
CLOSED
*Sundays
9:30 AM - 11:30 PM
*when Religious School classes are held in the building (see the monthly calendar)
CBI Library Books to Read or Re-read Four years ago this month, my husband and I were lucky enough to be in Israel to observe Yom Ha’zikaron and Yom Ha’azmaut. What an amazing experience to pay our respects to Steve’s great uncle who was killed in the bombing of the King David Hotel in 1946 and is buried in the Mt. of Olives Cemetery. We celebrated that evening with hundreds dancing in the streets of Jerusalem. It is with that memory in mind that I’d like to draw your attention to a few of the books in our library's Israel collection. ~ C. Sperling Please contact Cathy Sperling if you are interested in these or any of the books in the CBI Library. Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel by Marv Wolfman, Mario Ruiz, and William J. Rubin (2007) “This National Jewish Book Award winner depicts the history of Israel from biblical Abraham to the present, this sophisticated, full-color graphic adaptation is academically grounded, guiding readers through highlights both in historical detail and from Israel's world view. History, religion, politics, and recent Middle East situations are all given comprehensive coverage. With painted art that jumps right off the page, this is an absorbing way to absorb, understand, and retain key information about 4,000 years of complicated history.”
Walking Israel: A Personal Search for the Soul of a Nation by Martin Fletcher, (2010) With its dense history of endless conflict and biblical events, Israel's coastline is by far the most interesting hundred miles in the world. As longtime chief of NBC's Tel Aviv news bureau, Martin Fletcher is in a unique position to interpret Israel, and he brings it off in a spectacular and novel manner. In 2009, he strolled along the entire coast, from Lebanon to Gaza, observing facets of the country that are ignored in news reports, yet tell a different and truer story. Walking Israel is packed with hilarious moments, historical insights, emotional, true-life tales, and, above all, great storytelling.
Front Page Israel: Modern Israel's extraordinary history as captured on the front pages of the Jerusalem Post (2011). News in Israel is history updated. As the most diligent reporter of news and developments in Jerusalem, since its founding in 1932, The Post has provided a continuous record of Israeli, Jewish and international history. Front Page Israel is a story of idealism and hope, blood and trial, where each front page plucks the day's events from the flow of time, holding it for momentary view in a fleeting present. Have you visited the new CBI Library Lounge? The Library committee has created a lounge in the former children's playroom. We hope you will come in, sit, relax, and peruse some of our newest literary acquisitions during the hours that the synagogue is open. You are welcome to borrow any of these books, as long as you sign them out in our provided card box. For security purposes, please contact the office (419.517.8400) before you arrive.